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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sadhaura
| native_name =Sadhu-Rah
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Yamunanagar district|Yamunanagar]]
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'''Sadhaura''' is a city with Municipal committee and a [[Municipal Corporation]] in [[Yamunanagar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. A town of Yamunanagar, it is of great historic significance.

==History==
{{see also|Battle of Sadhaura}}
[[File:Coin of Samantadeva.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Coin of Hindu [[Hindu Shahi|Kabul Shahi]] king of Kabul and Gandhara: king Samanta Deva, c. 850–1000 CE.]]

Sadhuara, steeped in history is a [[sanskrit]] language composite of [[sadhu]] (saint) and [[wikt:raha|dwara]] (way), meaning ''"the way of saints"''<ref name=sadh1>[http://www.yamunanagaronline.in/city-guide/places-near-yamunanagar Tourist places near Yamunanagar], [[Haryana Tourism]].</ref> This use to be a camping ground for the [[hindu]] ''sadhus'' on the way to [[ganges]] pilgrimage.<ref name=sadh2>[http://haryanajobalert.com/Admin/Upload/YJQMLC7Wyamunanagar.pdf Yamunanagar History], Gazatteer of Haryana: Yamunanagar.</ref>

[[Alexander Cunningham]], conducted his exploration here at Sadhaura in 1879. He described an old ruinous fort and excavated many coins from here.
The discovery of ancient copper cast coins, [[Kuninda Kingdom#Coinage|Kuninda coins]] (of 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE [[Kuninda Kingdom]]), [[Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom#Coinage|Kushano-Sasanian Coinage]] (of 3rd century CE [[Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom#Main Indo-Sassanid rulers|Indo-Sasanian Kingdom]]), coins of [[Hindu Shahi|Samanta Deva]] (from circa 850–1000 CE of Hindu [[Hindu Shahi|Kabul Shahi]] dynasty of Gandhara in Afghanistan) from Sadhaura point towards the antiquity of the place.<ref name=sadh2/>

[[Banda Singh Bahadur]] defeated local [[Mughal Empire|Mughal forces]] and built his [[Lohgarh (Bilaspur)#Lohgarh Sahib Fort|Lohgarh Sahib Fort]] at nearby [[Lohgarh (Bilaspur)|Lohgarh]] in 1709 after his conquest of the area in the wins of [[Battle of Chappar Chiri]] and [[Battle of Sadhaura]]. He killed the local Mughal chief of Sadaura, Usman Khan, to avenge the killing of [[Pir Budhan Shah]]. The historical book, ''"Twarikh Khasa"'' chronicles, ''"Nawab usman Khan of Sadhora was so cruel and fanatical that he used to have cows slaughtered and uneatable parts of cows he would have them thrown into the Hindus homes. He never allowed them to cremate their dead and forcibly matched Hindu brides to [[muslim|Musalmen]]. The [[Jizya|Jazia]] was collected in most humiliating ways so that they might be more easily converted to Islam."'' In 1710 AD [[Battle of Samana]], Banda Singh Bahadur also killed infamous Governor of [[History of Sirhind|Sirhind]] [[Wazir Khan (Sirhind)|Wazir Khan]] (real name ''Mirza Askari'') who had ordered the merciless murder of [[Gobind Singh|Guru Gobind Singh's]] young sons, 6 years old [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]] and 9 years old [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]] by [[Immurement|bricking up alive]] within a wall in 1705 AD.<ref name=barbaric1>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5i3FJTOvDXEC&q=bricked |title= The Sikhs by Patwant Singh |date= 2001|isbn= 9780385502061 |last1= Singh |first1= Patwant }}</ref> Wazir Khan was beheaded by the Sikh army led by [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] outside the Sirhind city in the [[Battle of Chappar Chiri]] in May 1710.<ref name="Tony_Jaques_2007">{{cite book
| title = Dictionary of battles and sieges
| volume = 3 | page= 948
| author = Tony Jaques
| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group
| year = 2007
| isbn = 9780313335396
}}</ref><ref>{{Google books |id=NbUB_ACAR5QC |page=506 |title=History of Islam }}</ref> ''"Qatalgarhi"'' [[haveli]] here is the home of muslims who were massacre by him after they betrayed him in the war.<ref name=sadh2/> Band bahadur demolished the fortress of Daura and hanged the Mughal faujdar and the town plundered.<ref name=sadh3>Harbans Singh, 1998, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=817380530X The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z]</ref> ''"Gurdwara Baba Banda Bahadur"'' inside the ruined fort later became ruined and a new "Gurdwara Baba Banda Bahadur" was constructed close to the fort wall, which is also known as ''"Quila Gurdwara"'' and ''"Gurdwara Qatalgarh"''.<ref name=sadh3/>

[[Pir Budhan Shah]], who helped [[Guru Gobind Singh]] against [[Mughal Empire|mughal]]s in the 1688 [[battle of Bhangani]] in which all four sons of Shah were killed, has a [[gurdwara]] here named after him.<ref name=sadh2/>

At present, 40-feet high mound survives narrating the past historic glory of Sadhaura and its fort.

Town also has a tomb of Shah Kumesh constructed in 1450 AD and a mosque from 1600 AD where an annual fair is held that was started by [[Bairam Khan]] in 1556 AD. Another ruined, ''"Sagni mosque"'', from ??th{{when|date=October 2020}} century lies in ruins.<ref name=sadh2/>

Town also has three old temples with sacred [[johad]] water pond: Gaggarwala temple, Toronwala temple and Manokamna temple.<ref name=sadh2/>

Nearby historic places include [[Jagadhri#Chaneti|Buddisht Stupa at Chaneti]], [[Buria]] - a town with connections to [[Birbal]], [[Adi Badri, Haryana|Adi Badri Sarasvati udgam Sthal]], [[Lohgarh]] Sikh capital of [[Banda Singh Bahadur]].<ref name=sadh1/>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sadaura had a population of 25,693. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sadaura has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 66%. In Sadaura, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Sadhaura Fort==
'''Sadaura Fort''' is an ancient fort in Sadaura, as seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100509/spectrum/main3.jpg here].<ref>{{cite book|title= The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years|author= Raj Pal Singh|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ra19YSPDliQC&q=hargobind+jahangir&pg=PA47|publisher= Pentagon Press|year= 2004|isbn= 9788186505465|pages= 46–47}}</ref>

==Gurudwaras==
'''Gurdwara Baba Banda Bahadur''', also sometimes known as '''Quila Gurdwara''' and '''Gurdwara Qatalgarh''' is the ancient privately managed
[[gurudwara]] named after [[Banda Singh Bahadur]].

'''Gurdwara Pir Buddhu Shah''' was built by local [[Sikh]] Singh Sabha more recently
in honour of [[Pir Budhan Shah]].

'''Gurudwara shri singh sabha ji''' was built by local [[Sikh]] with a humble and beautiful heart, now its maintained by nabour Sikhs.

{{ Forts of Haryana|Forts in Haryana }}
{{Yamunanagar district topics}}
{{Districts of Haryana}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Yamunanagar district]]

Sadaura - Revision history

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